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Tuesday 18th. July 1738.
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Bethlem
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.Clerk to be
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before Court an Accot. ye Hospll.
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real Estate & have much they
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have became to hold a
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It being represented to this Court that Mr Newman (who has brought a
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Bill of Receive against the Governors of Bethlem Hospital to set a side a Decemr
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formerly made in a Cause relating to the Estate late of
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Edward Backham
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Esqr
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. deced
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who by his Will desired the same to the said Hospital is preparing another
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Bill to discover what real Estates the said Hospital is possessed of and how
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much the said Governors have licence to hold in Mortmain for the benefit
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of the said HospitalIt is Ordered That the Clerk do lay before the-
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next Court after the Election Feast an Account of what real Estates belong to the
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said Hospital & to what Value & how much the Governor have licence to hold in
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Penell Sarah
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& her Son
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The Churchwarden of
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St Brides
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for
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be paid}
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The Court being acquainted That
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Sarah Pennell
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a poor Woman (whose Husband
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was born in the Precinct of
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Bridewell Hospital
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) having been sent by the Lord Mayor
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to the
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with her Male Child about five years old The Churchwardens
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of the said parish had attented the Comittee of this House on the 19th of April last
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who not being able to find that the Husband of the said
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Sarah Pennell
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had gained any
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other legal Settlement desired the sd Churchwardens to keep her and her said Child
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in their parish Work house at the Charge of this HospitalAnd that Mr John
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Linter one of the present Churchwardens had delivered in a Bill of £2.18..6
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for keeping them thirteen Weeks at 4s..6d P Week, And desired directions about
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Cloathing themIt is Ordered that the Steward do pay the and £2..18..6
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and desire the Churchwardens to provide such necessary Cloathing for the said
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Sarah Pennel and her Child as they do for their own poor, And that the Steward
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do pay for the same./.
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IncurablesBethlem
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of ye P Week for their
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This Court taking into Consideration the condition of that miserable and most
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compassionate part of the Charity under their Care The Incurables whose Friends
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and Relations have hitherto paid five Shillings & Week each towards their
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support and being informed by Mr.
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Walter Pryse
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and Mr
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Edward Dodd
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tree
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of the Auditors of the Accounts that from the late Contribution of several
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Charitable and will disposed persons they are of Opinion that it may be proper
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if this Court thinks fill to order a reduction of the payment for the Incurables
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from five Shillings P Week to two Shillings and six pence P Week and
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Mr. Tayler being called upon for his Opinion declared That the the
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Re
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of the Hospital are not sufficient to defray the Annual expences yet
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be thought the increase of the Contingent benefactions since the Exertion of the
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Building for Incurables was a sufficient encouragement to make the Tryal of such
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a reduction for a yearIt is therefore Ordered N
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ne Contraticate that
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from Midsummer last to next Midsummer no more be taken towards the
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Maintenance of each Incurable Petient then two Shillings and six pence P Week./.
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